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Delivery Hero acquires 100% of HungerStation
After years of waiting, Delivery Hero has finally acquired the 37 percent non-controlling interest in HungerStation, bringing its ownership in the Saudi…
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Zubair N. Paracha
Markdowns & shrinking market caps
Good afternoon, The last eighteen months have been difficult for startups all around the world. The venture slowdown has had an effect on the majority…
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Zubair N. Paracha
CVC in MENA: Hits and misses
Good afternoon, I have recently turned on the subscriptions on Termsheet and going forward, a lot of content on the newsletter, including this issue…
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Zubair N. Paracha
Cazoo: Mubadala's worst recent tech investment
Welcome to Skim, a series by Termsheet that publishes concise one-minute reads that cover the latest tech data and news from emerging markets.
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Zubair N. Paracha
E&'s big bold bet on tech
Good morning, Termsheet now has over 5,000 subscribers, which I had set as a milestone before turning on subscriptions. I am not yet ready to do that…
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Zubair N. Paracha
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Swvl's terrible unit economics
Good afternoon, Swvl’s market cap as of December 23rd is less than $15 million. This is what a lot of pre-seed stage startups in the region raised money…
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Zubair N. Paracha
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Anghami's slow growth
Good afternoon, This is the fifth issue of Termsheet since I resumed writing last month and I think it’s time I experiment with the format. Thanks for…
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Zubair N. Paracha
Saudi's growing influence
Good afternoon, Last month, LinkedIn unveiled top startups across different markets in the world; UAE, Saudi, and Egypt in the region. All these three…
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Zubair N. Paracha
Careem is losing its grip on its core business
Good afternoon, The closest I have come to buying an iPhone was when the FOMO of not being on Clubhouse (almost) got to me. I am glad that I still…
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Zubair N. Paracha
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